Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We would like to welcome you to the XXII Annual Meeting of the European Eye Bank Association. It is with great honor that we present this meeting. Our congress begins on January 22nd in the beautiful town Sitges, Spain. With the close proximity to Barcelona, Sitges offers a beautiful seafront setting for our meeting. Culture, History and Leisure are just steps away from our congress Hotel Meliá Sitges.

Our yearly association meetings always provide an excellent venue for sharing of ideas, scientific discussion, and networking within our ¨specialized¨ community. We hope to continue this tradition in this meeting. The European transplant community's ever-changing parameters for operation necessitate this ability to share in these intimate settings. During this particular session, we hope to add some focus to our discussions and scientific presentations toward:

¨Donor selection: optimizing the inclusion/exclusion criteria¨

Discussion regarding the impact of new regulations on eye banking activities will help clear a path to better management of donor selection and processing areas. Also, the technician sessions will provide a great opportunity for hands-on learning for eye bank personnel at all levels.